The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. When Phillip Berman took over as baseball coach at his alma mater three years ago, he knew it would take some steps to get the Panthers where he wanted them: back in the CIF Southern Section playoffs. Under the new CIF-SS competitive […]
It’s a busy playoff day for Long Beach sports teams with baseball and softball teams kicking off their first-round games. Thursday, May 15 Baseball Division 3: Wilson at Fullerton, 3:15pm Division 5: Long Beach Poly vs. Mayfair, 3:30pm at LBCC Division 5: Lakewood at Moreno Valley, 3:15pm Division 5: St. Anthony vs. Heritage, 3:15pm at […]
The562’s baseball coverage in 2025 is sponsored by the Millikan, Long Beach Poly, Lakewood and Wilson baseball boosters. Five Long Beach high school baseball teams learned their playoff fate on Monday morning with the release of the CIF Southern Section playoff brackets. Moore League co-champions Wilson and Millikan both drew road games. Division 2 Millikan […]
The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Anthony Pack, Millikan Baseball Anthony Pack went 3/4 with three RBI and two runs in an impressive win […]
The city of Long Beach will be well-represented at next weekend’s CIF Southern Section Track and Field Finals, which will be hosted at Moorpark High on Saturday, May 17. Fifty three Long Beach entries will take the oval and field as they try to bring home individual and team golds. Long Beach Poly leads the […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Long Beach State star freshman setter Moni Nikolov’s historic season continues this week at the NCAA Tournament, as he’s led the Beach to the No. 1 overall seed and a Final Four match on Saturday against Pepperdine at 2pm. Nikolov […]
The Long Beach Century Club continued its annual tradition of making a large gift to the local schools this week, donating $80,500 to Long Beach State, LBCC, and the middle and high school sports programs in Long Beach. The donation represents the largest of the annual gifts the club has made, buoyed by fundraising efforts […]
Nearly 120 Long Beach entries will compete in Saturday’s CIF Southern Section Track and Field prelims, the vast majority of them in the Trabuco Hills Division 1 prelims. The top qualifiers in each event will be moving on to the following weekend’s CIF-SS Finals, which will be May 17 at Moorpark High. The Division 2 […]
The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation.
The562’s coverage of Avalon Athletics is sponsored by Curtin Maritime. Avalon boys’ volleyball pulled off a major upset in the CIF Southern Section playoffs this week. The Lancers advanced to the Division 8 playoffs by virtue of a win over the No. 2 seed, Pacific Christian, via sweep. Aaron Meza had 25 assists and three […]